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A better safety training by implementing Return on Prevention (ROP)

Objectives

The main objective of the presented
research was to improve safety training- as it is done using modern methods
like e-learning, through the usage of the Return on Prevention (ROP) principle.
ROP could guide towards the specific points where more training or specific
training is needed.

Methods

A method was developed in this respect. The
method includes the following principle- Identify ROP key points (for example
the need for PPE)- document ROP key points – present ROP key points to the
workers- receive and process feedback- develop better training material-
re-train and evaluate resulting ROP.

The method developed in order to estimate a
global/specific ROP is sketched below.

The key performance indicator “Return on Prevention” (ROP)
is an abstract representation of the potential economic success of occupational
safety and health.[i].

ROP could be considered as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
- is an abstract representation of the potential economic success of
occupational safety and health.

The original (ISSA) methodology was based on sampled
populations and interviews. However, an enterprise is interested to have a ROP
system that would give some indications about how money is spent- for the
enterprise as a holistic unit. A draft methodology is proposed in the following
steps.

1. Using the financial and operational data from the
previous year, establish an approximate cumulative loss figure (Cl)
for the last year. In establishing this figure you must consider:

1.1. The
registered loss that could be attributed to operational risks (for example, not
include some unpaid bills that have no connexion with your productive or
services activity- you have delivered
the goods or services but are not paid yet).

1.2.
The reported incidents and accidents registered last year – including specific
points that would be taken into
consideration in the training process;

1.3. Cost
of the reported incidents and accidents – if such costs are not declared at 1.1
(for example the medical costs are generally not included there)

2. Define safety cost indicators that could be included into
a financial balance and register them – or clone them separately in a ROP
register. Examples of such indicators are given in the table below. Calculate a
Cumulative Safety figure (Cs) - as a reference- for the last year-
or for the reference year when you are starting ROP implementation

3. Define loss cost indicators that could
be connected to occupational risk and implicit to safety.

5. Analyse how loss control indicators are reduced in a year
time by the investment in safety

6. Calculate

ROP 1= ∑Loss control indicators 1/∑Safety
control indicators

ROPi <=ROP reference

ROP reference= ∑Loss
control indicators/∑Safety control indicators

7. Analyze ROP i= ROP 1...ROP n on shorter
periods (half a year, quarter of a year). ROP i should grow towards ROP
reference when all the loss control is eliminated by the safety costs.

8. Calculate ROP PPE, ROP Training,
ROP management in order to see which safety costs could more
efficiently reduce losses.

In doing the ROP methodology the term ∑Safety control indicators
should be considerated constant- the one evaluated for the first year of
analysis- so that we could have a ROP as a reference like loss costs covered by
safety.

Using Generalized
Extreme Value Distribution and also the Hazard Function there could be analysed
comparatively the data resulted from ROP.

Results

Implementation and testing of this method
was made in two enterprises inside Bucharest in a larger, Six Sigma
implementation context. The result was satisfactory, showing that:

1. ROP could improve training and also
could improve workers commitment. Explained properly to the workers, ROP would
be pursued by them and also they would accept more easily the training
programme.

2. At this moment, the implementation was
done just for large enterprises. However, it should be used mainly in SME-
taking into consideration that activities inside SME could change very quickly
in order to be competitive on the market.

3. The developed method could be integrated
well with the Six Sigma context, serving as a Six Sigma booster.

Conclusion

Commitment of the worker towards a better
safety is a very important step in achieving a better safety. In this respect,
the solution assures:

-an integration of the quantitative aspects
into the training process that could be a game changer in the safety training-
taking into account that the worker is understanding why the efforts for safety
improvement;

-a better safety training;

-the improvement of safety culture.

[i]ISSA (2011), Research
report-The return on prevention:Calculating the costs and benefits of
investments in occupational safety and health in companies

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